When New York City’s famed crystal ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, millions of people watched as it heralded the start of 2024 and the blank slate of a new year. But long before the ball fell, experts within the M&A industry were looking into their own proverbial crystal balls to predict what the mergers and acquisitions landscape will look like in the year ahead.
There are some significant differences in what dealmakers anticipate for 2024, yet a common expectation shared by all is that it will be a year of change—and largely for the better.